Not a how-to text, this beguiling book is instead a fascinating look at Chinese language and culture. Ranging through history, literature, folklore, linguistics, and sociology, this is a breezy, straightforward primer of surprising breadth.
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"This pleasant, unpretentious account [is] a small stream leading to the ocean of the culture of China."—Scientific American

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780393321876
Publisert
2001-12-19
Utgiver
Vendor
Ww Norton & Co
Vekt
272 gr
Høyde
211 mm
Bredde
142 mm
Dybde
15 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
208

Biographical note

Raymond Chang is a professor of chemisty at Williams College. He is the author of the widely read textbook Chemisty. Margaret Scrogin Chang teaches at Massachusetts College of the Liberal Arts.